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Leaky Shower Drain

02-16-2009, 07:25 PM

Greetings;

We moved into our house several months ago and recently noticed our basement shower is leaking. We have identified where the leak is coming from. It seems that the drain pipe is butted up against the pipe that takes the water into the ground (It is like a butt joint). It seems they tried to seal this with the pvc joint glue but I can feel it has failed. How do I fix this? I have an acrylic shower. Would I have to dismantle the shower. Is there a way to fix it without ripping out the shower??

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Here is a photo of it.... It is a PVC plastic pipping. In the photo you can see the yellow pvc pipping glue that was used to seal the butt joint and in some sections you can feel the lack of glue when I put my finger down the hole.

I am new to home ownership and plumbing for that matter. You guys are a life saver.

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There is a built up tile floor running through the bathroom but not under the shower stall. So I believe the water is pooling underneath the shower. Its not running onto the floor (yet), but it is evident through mold behind the shower in the other room. (Directly behind the shower is a laundry/utility room partially finished and water damage is evident. It also has that efflorescence (the white powdery stuff in coming up in the cement on the other side of the shower) which I am told is due to water in the cement coming up

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The one I'm familiar with will have a rubber coupling around the last couple of inches of the pipe before entering the shower. Then there's a ring with slots in it that compresses the rubber piece to the pipe. The ring will be at the top of the pipe inside the drain. You should be able to see & touch it from above with the shower strainer removed.